Im 12 years old, 5 feet 2 inches and I weight 165 pounds. What should do?? Am i really that fat??? Please Help.
2006-11-08 12:19:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
You are over weight, but you're young. No more second helpings, no more fatty, salty fried foods like chips, fries, onion rings, etc. Increase how many vegetables you eat and spend more time walking, running, riding your bicycle, whatever than you spend sitting in front of the computer, television, or video game.
2006-11-08 12:22:59 · answer #1 · answered by Empy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using your stats this is what I found out:
12 year old (female) child
who is 165 pounds
and is 5 feet and 2 inches tall has
a body mass index of 30.2,
which is over the 95th percentile,
and would indicate that your child is OVERWEIGHT.
See our guide to Overweight Kids for help getting your child to a healthy bmi, and the Top Books to Help Overweight Kids.
See the notes on BMI below if you have any questions...
To interpret your child's BMI, you can also check the Girls BMI Growth Charts to see if your child has a healthy bmi. Just plot your childs age and BMI and see what the percentile is. (See our guide to Understanding Growth Charts if you are not sure what to do.)
Remember, a child is considered to be:
overweight if they have a BMI over the 95th percentile for their age
at risk of becoming overweight if they have a BMI between the 85th and 95th percentile for their age
underweight if they have a BMI under the 5th percentile for their age
And a child has a healthy BMI if it is between the 5th and 85th percentile
2006-11-08 20:22:46 · answer #2 · answered by Sparkle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im male 34, 6' 1" 184# so I'm a little slim. Yup your husky as they say. We'll if your only 12 just make sure you get outside and play and don't veg on your computer for the next 5 years else you gonna be the next Subway Sub spokesperson.
good luck Jarred
2006-11-08 20:24:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are young. You are not fat. As you grow your body will proportion itself. Don't worry about things like that and just have fun being a kid.
2006-11-08 20:21:13 · answer #4 · answered by Jules 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See a doctor and please don't take ANY diet advice from anyone who is not trained to do so. At your young age you could really screw up your metabolism by trying diets from books or by following the advice of an untrained professional. Please see your doctor! It is serious and not something to mess around with. Please.
2006-11-08 20:24:14 · answer #5 · answered by ayingerweisse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but just eat health and you will be ok as u get older you will thin out alittle
2006-11-08 20:22:45 · answer #6 · answered by luvindozer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-11-08 20:20:01 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dunno depends how ur bulit...yadidi?
2006-11-08 20:20:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋